March 19th, 2013 by admin
The last couple of months I have been teaching a group adult fiddle class. As part of the class, I have been offering a single private lesson to each student. It has been really interesting to see what they are struggling with, and it all comes back to the same thing… When you are learning […]
March 19th, 2013 by admin
I am in a Celtic/Maritime band called, well, Different Folk. We have actually been playing music together now since 2009 and named ourselves Different Folk in 2010. We had a busy weekend this past weekend playing St. Paddy’s Day gigs, so I thought I would tell you a little bit more about the group. The band is formed […]
March 5th, 2013 by admin
I have recently started teaching a group of adults to fiddle. One of my students came to me ready to quit after 3 lessons. This raised the question in my mind of what it takes to learn the fiddle. I think in some ways it is harder for an adult to learn to fiddle because […]
March 5th, 2013 by admin
I have not been playing one of my violins for over year now. This violin is the one that my parents bought for me when I was in university and is the instrument that I have used for most of my classical performances ever since. Over a year ago, I noticed that the top was […]
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